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"“If you look at the raw numbers and you don't index it by vaccine rates, then it looks like vaccinated people are having worse outcomes,” he told CTVNews.ca in a phone interview on Wednesday. “But really, it's because the sample size now is predominantly almost all vaccinated.
Out of a total of about 4.15 million residents aged five and older, about 3.3 million have been vaccinated with at least two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, while approximately 583,000 remain unvaccinated in Alberta. When taking into account the total number of fully vaccinated and unvaccinated people, the death rate associated with each group is vastly different.
Provincial data shows the death rate is about 56.5 per 100,000 people among those who are unvaccinated and five years of age or older. Meanwhile, the death rate for people who are vaccinated with two doses drops to 12.5 per 100,000 people. Those vaccinated with three doses had a death rate of 13.3 per 100,000, however, a majority of these deaths were among patients who were at least 80 years of age, a group that is especially vulnerable to COVID-19-related hospitalization and death, said Dr. David Kelvin, a professor in Dalhousie University’s department of microbiology and immunology in Halifax" COVID-19: Unvaccinated patients dying at higher rates | CTV News
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11 minutes ago, West said:
As it is to consider how many would not have died regardless of vaccine status..
Why is that "disinformation" to point that out? At this point you are comparing apples to oranges.
You never had time to read the article which also proves you are not interested in facts.
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7 minutes ago, West said:
Exactly. Yet it's odd that this is NOW only an argument of the vaccine salesman when we knew this all along. Those at risk of death are those with multiple comorbidies and the elderly. Therefore all that "pandemic of the unvaccinated" crap was merely scare tactics and a sales pitch.
You select one part and ignore the rest which just proves my point. The facts prove vaccinations reduced hospitalization and deaths for all age groups. All the above sentence is saying is "older patients have increased risk of hospitalization and deaths". Everyone knows that. You neglected to mention the fact vaccination has proven to reduce the number of hospitalizations and deaths for all age groups. You deliberately ignore or misrepresent the facts.
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The subject and comments on this forum is a prime example of how social media is being used by anti-vaxxers, anti-restrictions, and conspiracy theorist people to spread misinformation.
To get a proper picture of the number of deaths of unvaccinated versus vaccinated it is necessary to take into account the percentage of people who have been fully vaccinated in the survey. The death rate among the unvaccinated in the group mentioned below is four times as high as in a group of vaccinated with two doses.
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Provincial data shows the death rate is about 56.5 per 100,000 people among those who are unvaccinated and five years of age or older. Meanwhile, the death rate for people who are vaccinated with two doses drops to 12.5 per 100,000 people. Those vaccinated with three doses had a death rate of 13.3 per 100,000, however, a majority of these deaths were among patients who were at least 80 years of age, a group that is especially vulnerable to COVID-19-related hospitalization and death, said Dr. David Kelvin, a professor in Dalhousie University’s department of microbiology and immunology in Halifax.
Older patients have an increased risk of both hospitalization and death as a result of COVID-19, said Kelvin. Age remains a risk factor whether or not someone is vaccinated, he said, as it often comes with a higher chance of developing comorbidities.
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COVID-19: Unvaccinated patients dying at higher rates | CTV News
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18 hours ago, taxme said:
But why was it necessary to have to go freeze bank accounts of some people who supported the truckers convoy? I have heard of two instances already where a small donation to the truckers by two supporters got their bank accounts frozen. They now have no access to their money to feed their families. Even Christ Freeland laughed about it when she had her news conference with the MSM. Well?
From what I heard, they are unfreezing accounts of of yesterday. People who made small donations for the most part were not frozen. The couple that were likely were unfrozen by now.
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"1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. {ordained: or, ordered} 2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: 4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. 5 Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. 6 For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. " Romans 13:1-6 KJV
"“Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” John 17:17 KJV
" 36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him." John 3:36 KJV
Do you have eternal life or do you have the wrath of God abiding on you?
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47 minutes ago, Nationalist said:
Sooo...not really chaos. Ok.
I do believe Canadians have the right to peacefully protest?
Now...show me the law that says the government can mandate vaccines for folks who do not work for them.
This Emergency Act BS is just another, in a long list of government over reach. And then there's the lies.
"Follow the science!"
Only one of the sciences have advocated for shutdowns. And even that science is not in consensus.
The reporting has also been a failure and a lie. People who get hit by cars do not die of The Rona. We have no idea how many actually die AS A RESULT OF The Rona. What we do know and have known for quite a while now, is that if you're under 75 and in reasonable health, you have little to nothing to fear. Yet the governments have push a narrative that has unnecessarily scared the hell outta folks.
When a government abuses its power and openly lies to its citizens, especially a minority government, protest and removal of such a governing body is the right and responsiblity of all Canadians.
Finally...we're on our own? You're out? Lol...don't let the door hit ya in the ass on your way...out.
People who consistently break the law, harass and harm other citizens who are just going about their lives, and who attempt to overthrow the democratically-elected government don't deserve the time of day. They are seditionists and anarchists. Our country has been very lenient with them so far and most of them have escaped any consequences for their illegal and seditious actions. Seditious speech is also questionable as to whether it is actually legal.
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6 hours ago, WestCanMan said:
You openly support hate mongering for God's sake. Even 2 members of Trudeau's own party had to speak against him, along with Bill Maher, Elon Musk, and everyone else with any brains. Our own propagandist broadcast media completely ignored it.
There's no turning back now.
This division will never end as long as Trudeau is in power.
That doesn't mean that he won't get re-elected by the people who were dumb enough to re-elect him in 2021, it just means that hatred, hostility and division is here to stay.
I don't support hate mongering. That's a lie. You know this whole convoy protest has caused me to withdraw my support for the conservatives. This kind of issue never came up until now. So the Conservative Party does not appear to be the same as it was in the past. That basically leaves me with no political party to support because I don't like any of them. But I definitely won't support a party that supports a law-breaking group. The Conservative MPs are completely wrong about all this. If you don't have law and order, you don't have a country. If you allow a group whose avowed purpose is to overthrow the democratic system, you don't have a country. So you are dead wrong. Not supporting anarchy and law-breaking is not hatred. It is just common sense. If you don't like the Covid restrictions you can protest peacefully without breaking the laws. If you want to break the laws to try to get your way and harm other people, I'm out of it. You're on your own and will pay the consequences, if not in this life, in the next.
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10 hours ago, Nationalist said:
Nice soliloquy. Let's see here...
Chaos? What chaos? It was and will remain, a peaceful and orderly protest. Show me the chaos.
When a government over steps its bounds, it is the right and responsibility of the citizenry to protest and effect a correction. Or would you disagree?
You claim to desire unity. Yet is it unity under your direction? Or it unity brought about by something we used to call...
COMPROMISE.
For a democracy to function FOR THE CITIZENRY it must bring both liberal and conservative together to negotiate a direction that both sides can accept.
A democracy fails when one side refuses to negotiate and attempts to use force to impose dictates. That never works...just ask the Russians or the French or even the Yankees.
Any country who desires unity must have it based on the laws that exist and civility. Without that, there is not going to be agreement. If a group's goal is to overthrow the government or demand things that are totally contrary to what the democratically-elected government is doing, how can there ever be agreement or unity? Obviously the ball is in the hands of those who make such unreasonable, and illegal demands. We have a democratically-elected Parliament which is the avenue to change things, not by an unelected group trying to use illegal means and coercion to force their demands on the country. Where is the common ground with such demands?
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What we have been witnessing the last few weeks is chaos, illegal acts, and attempted subversion of our democratically-elected government. People may not agree with everything the government does, but we all have an obligation to support law and order, civility, and a united country. Without that we descend into chaos, division, and harm to countless fellow Canadians. Surely that is not something we want to happen. We should have learned that lesson from studying the history of Europe over the past 500 years. It has been a period of unprecedented wars, division, chaos, and death. Lets find ways to work together and heal our divisions. We can disagree on certain things, but there should be a limit to how far we push those disagreements. Law-breaking under the guise of peaceful protesting is not the answer. That drags us down the road of harm and anarchy. We have seen enough of that lately to know that. Our leaders have not set the best example either. By their poor choice of words and thoughts, they have generated more hostility and division. This is not the answer.
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10 hours ago, Moonlight Graham said:
The police never tried to control it. They barely arrested anybody.
That is true, but the Ottawa police department was never designed, equipped, or manned for such an event as the occupation of Ottawa. They could never be expected to deal with that themselves. They could have arrested a lot more people here and there and tried to set up blockades on one or two streets, but they were correct in saying that doing that could have provoked anarchy and a massive backlash and criminality. They were simply not the right kind of force to control it. That was the problem. They could do nothing except keep a low profile and try to prevent random crimes. Then the provincial and federal governments were slow to respond to requests for help and took three weeks to finally get their act together. It finally took the O.P.P., the RCMP, and police form other parts of Canada who were flown in, to finally bring the occupation to an end.
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1 minute ago, myata said:
No please don't ask any more because you are not reading and there's no point in wasting any time it's just silly and pointless.
No, I asked you a legitimate question. You created this topic but now don't want to answer a question about it. Figures. So you simply want to rant about our system of government and don't want to engage in serious discussion. You don't want anyone to question your claims. You are frivolously wasting everyone's time on here.
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1 minute ago, myata said:
You are clearly not reading answers so does it make sense to ask questions?
You are the one making the allegation that our system is broken and needs to be changed. So I ask you again to explain how our system is broken and what would you suggest we do to fix it?
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4 hours ago, myata said:
We already have all of that - did you notice? Can it be worse I can't tell this is already edging on the third world with a blatant combination of entitlement, detachment, patent absence of accountability and incompetence; and it will get worse if nothing is done now.
We agree the world is a corrupt place with much evil. You are the making the claim that Canada is a very bad place and you don't like the system. So I asked you what is the alternative? What would you offer in place of what we have? How we get change the system? What exactly are you suggesting be done and how?
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11 minutes ago, myata said:
Except there isn't any. Debates of entitled representatives-employees have no meaning and only an empty imitation of a working democracy. Starting would mean creating anew.
How would you propose to change the system and what kind of system would you like? If we change the system, what guarantee would there be that we would be better off? In a world of disorder, totalitarian systems, corruption, and evil, how do you think things would be better if we change the system we have?
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7 hours ago, myata said:
$2,000 monthly small flat with 4% annual inflation and $33K median income. Normal is in the eye... of an entitled minority MP. Great that it's working for some... for how much longer? maybe shouldn't hold your breath.
Maybe try life in the Dominican Republic where 20% of the population live on $2 a day. Or their next door neighbour, Haiti, where the number of people living on nothing may be far higher. Canada has one of the highest standards of living in the world, vast opportunities for anyone who wants to make an effort and work for something. We also likely have more social assistance programs than anywhere else in the world. Jesus said the poor would always be with us. I',m not sure how you change that? Karl Marx had an idea but his ideas created misery for billions of people in the world in the USSR, China, and other places. What would you propose as the solution to create your utopia? Fascism or Communism or Socialism? Take your pick. There is no answer and no utopia possible in this world. We just have to learn to live with it. Donate to your soup kitchen.
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'It ain't over:' COVID-19 won't become an endemic until the world is vaccinated | CTV News
Quote An "endemic" is described—in its most simple definition—as a time in which there is constant presence of a virus, but it's not actively spreading.
While health officials in Canada have started to hint the country is approaching endemic rates of infection, other experts warn we may still be months away from achieving it.
On this week's episode of Life Unmasked, the team speaks with two such experts—a professor of immunology and a special advisor with the World Health Organization (WHO)—who cautions that while Canada may be faring well, COVID-19 can't be considered endemic unless the majority of people on planet earth have been vaccinated. Unquote
It seems many believe we can take off the masks, throw them away, and forget the health guidelines and go back to normal because they believe the pandemic is over. They are completely wrong in my opinion. There are still roughly the same numbers of people dying every day from Covid or Covid assisted reasons. Protests in many countries prove that people are tired of all the health restrictions and the effects the pandemic has had on life. I don't blame them for being tired, worn out, and frustrated by the pandemic. But that doesn't change the fact that the pandemic is still there and much of the world has seen very little vaccination and virus is still spreading. There may also be more mutations of the virus down the road. We simply don't know and we don't know when this thing will end. So people in the 20 to 50 age group mainly seem to think they won't be effected so the world should stop the health restrictions and just go back to normal. They are wrong. This is a very self-centred point of view. It totally ignores those in society who may be seriously effected by Covid. It is not the kind of world we should desire. So the answer to the question Is the pandemic over is NO.
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Convoy protesters seem to think there is no Covid virus spreading and many seem to think it is over. Or alternatively, they simply don't care. This is false.
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An "endemic" is described—in its most simple definition—as a time in which there is constant presence of a virus, but it's not actively spreading.
While health officials in Canada have started to hint the country is approaching endemic rates of infection, other experts warn we may still be months away from achieving it.
On this week's episode of Life Unmasked, the team speaks with two such experts—a professor of immunology and a special advisor with the World Health Organization (WHO)—who cautions that while Canada may be faring well, COVID-19 can't be considered endemic unless the majority of people on planet earth have been vaccinated.
"To kind of channel a song that I think everyone's heard of … it ain't over till it's over," Dr. Peter Singer, Special Advisor to the Director General of the WHO, told Life Unmasked. "And it's definitely, it ain't over."
The WHO says that in order to end the acute phase of the pandemic by the end of 2022, they have set a goal that every country in the world should vaccinate about 70 per cent of their population. They hope to help facilitate that goal by July.
"And we're not totally on track for that," he said, adding that it's also dangerous to assume Omicron is the last COVID-19 variant of concern. Unquote
'It ain't over:' COVID-19 won't become an endemic until the world is vaccinated | CTV News
So it ain't over till it's over.
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2 minutes ago, Queenmandy85 said:
If the protesters wanted to send a message, they should have used email or Canada Post. It would have saved 4 billion dollars. I see a lot of whining about the Prime Minister not going to talk to them. What would that have accomplished?
They would say "We don't like mandates." He would answer that public health advisors say we still need them. That could be done by email rather than bullying and taking away the freedoms of thousands of innocent people.
On another note, I think I heard Ms. Lich told the Judge she was exersizing her First Amendment rights. Doesn't she know this is Canada? It is one more sign that it is not Chinese influence we need to guard against. It is the Americans. I think the old Colonel J. Sutherland Brown Volunteer Brigade needs to begin a recruiting drive. (If you are looking down on us, Tim, thank you my old friend.)
Yes, a lot of these people think this is the American republic and they are following far right extremist ideology of the American far right, which hates any kind of government authority or health measures. They will get a surprise. I heard the police have been taking a lot of photographs and collecting a lot of information. Investigations, charges, and criminal prosecutions will likely go on for years. The investigations and counter actions by authorities will not end when Ottawa is cleared.
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2 minutes ago, Dougie93 said:
who me ?
Canadian citizen exercising my fundamental Charter rights
just watch me
You are a far right American extremist trying to stir s__t in another country, but you lost all credibility with your nonsense.
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13 minutes ago, West said:
When will you grow up? You must be a 50 year old kid. Total rubbish comments continually.
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4 minutes ago, Goddess said:
New convoy in downtown Winnipeg.
Just released a statement in which they thanked the mayor and chief of police for welcoming them and working with them.
We'll see how that goes - Ottawa convoy also had agreements in place with the chief of police before they arrived and the government broke the agreements.
Same requests as the Ottawa convoy.
The protesters are nothing more than the young age group of yahoos that dance around in the streets screaming their heads off.
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28 minutes ago, Dougie93 said:
I don't think these protests are going to stop just because they moved some trucks
everybody hates Trudeau now
everybody knows he's dirty, can't afford for any of this to get to court
everybody is learning that this is their fundamental right
people who violate those rights
will be punished in the end, damages will have to be awarded in the end
and this is the new fun thing to do in Canada, best place for young people to hang out
so the protests are going to keep going, until Trudeau and his cronies are brought to justice
Only the dumbass protesters who don't know what they are supporting for the most part dislike Trudeau. These are the yahoos dancing around the street and screaming their heads off in Ottawa and other cities. By your comments you are an American far right/Confederate extremist who posts nothing but nonsense.
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2 minutes ago, myata said:
Nobody before Trudeau has shown so clearly, to the country and the world what the political system in Canada is and what can be done with it.
He is the best, ever. He deserves kudos for that. How else would we know, and would we even want to?
Ever heard of a dummkopf? People who don't believe in the Covid health measures and restrictions are dummkopfs.
Would the Ukrainians Want to come to Canada?
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No, they shoot them in apartment buildings with heavy weapons.